School in Paris
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The Lycée Carnot (French pronunciation: [lise kaʁno] public secondary and higher education school at 145 Boulevard Malesherbes in the 17th arrondissement , Paris , France . The Lycée Carnot was founded in 1869, first bearing the name of École Monge and then renamed in 1895. Some of its former students have been among the most-influential personalities in the country, including Jacques Chirac , the former French President, and Pascal Lamy , the former president of the World Trade Organization (2005–2013). The Orthodox theologian Fr. Alexander Schmemann attended the school.[ 1] Daft Punk musicians Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo met there in 1987. The poet Louis Aragon also attended Carnot.
The Lycée has served as a filming location for many films, and often hosts fashion shows during Paris fashion week . The heart of the building is a large hall measuring 80 by 30 meters covered with a glass roof mounted on a metal frame on a project by Gustave Eiffel . The Lycée Carnot has a middle school section and a high school section. There are also preparatory classes for grandes écoles , in economic and commercial sections as well as in sciences.
Notable alumni
Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo , musicians and members of Daft Punk . The two met at the lycée.[ 2] Maurice Bloch , anthropologist[ 3] Bernard Buffet , French painter of Expressionism and a member of the anti-abstract art groupJacques Chirac , former President of France[ 4] Maurice Couve de Murville , former French Minister of Foreign Affairs and Prime Minister under the presidency of General de Gaulle Guy Debord , Situationist , author of The Society of the Spectacle and activist in the May 1968 events in France [ 5] Gilles Deleuze , French philosopher in the post-structural tradition, friend and colleague of Michel Foucault Serge Haroche , French physicist, Nobel laureateThierry Jacquillat , former president of Paris-île de France Capital Economique and former vice president and Director of Pernod Ricard Dimitri Kitsikis , Geopolitician, Fellow, Royal Society of Canada, Honorary President, The Dimitri Kitsikis Public FoundationPascal Lamy , president of the World Trade Organization from 2005 to 2013Henri Laborit , surgeon, neurobiologist, writer and philosopherGuy Môquet , French Communist militant[ 6] Jean Reno is actor who appeared in films such as Crimson Rivers Godzilla The Da Vinci Code Mission: Impossible The Pink Panther Ronin Wasabi The Big Blue Hector and the Search for Happiness Léon: The Professional Joseph Rovan , French philosopher and politician[ 7] Dominique Strauss-Kahn , former French finance minister and former (2007–2011) former Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund The building where the Prepa study Tahar Zaouche , doctor and politician
References
^ The Journals of Father Alexander Schmemann 1973-1983, translated by Juliana Schmemann, (Crestood, NY: St. Vladimir's Seminary Press, 2000) 251.^ "Electron libre #13" (in French). radiofrance.fr. 2007-12-03. Retrieved 2007-12-15 .^ Mughal, M. A. Z. (2013). "Bloch, Maurice" (PDF) . In Mcgee, R. Jon; Warms, Richard L. (eds.). Theory in Social and Cultural Anthropology: An Encyclopedia . Sage Publications. pp. 77– 80. doi :10.4135/9781452276311.n27 . ISBN 9781412999632 ^ Craig R. Whitney (2007-12-15). "Man in the News; The Conservative 'Bulldozer': Jacques Rene Chirac" . The New York Times . Retrieved 2007-12-15 . ^ 'Guy Debord,' Andy Merrifield, Reaktion Books, London: 2005. p. 18
^ Charles Bremner (2007-10-23). "President Nicolas Sarkozy faces resistance over tribute to hostage shot by Nazis" . The Times . Retrieved 2007-12-15 . [dead link ] ^ "Joseph Rovan" . The Daily Telegraph . Retrieved 2007-12-15 .[dead link ]
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